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Sandston is a big small town of 7,399 people in Henrico County, Virginia. It's about 9 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,399people
$220kTypical home
$1,211/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
9"Snow
244Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,399
- Part of a metro area
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Richmond, VA
- 9 mi to Richmond, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $1,211/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (161 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,818 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to RIC airport
- 1 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,043 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henrico County: D+29 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk